Paris Saint-Germain have asked for their Ligue 1 match before their Champions League clash with Chelsea to be moved, a development that would hand the French side a huge advantage.

The defending European champions progressed into the knockout phase of the Champions League this week after narrowly seeing off Monaco in a play-off.

Friday’s draw fed them into a round of 16 tie with Chelsea – a repeat of last summer’s Club World Cup final in New Jersey where the Blues sealed a thrilling 3-0 victory where Cole Palmer ran the show.

PSG will host the first leg of the tie at Parc des Princes on Wednesday 11 March with the second leg to follow six days later on Tuesday 17 March.

The French champions are scheduled to face Nantes on the weekend between those two legs.

PSG have now made a special request for that game to be moved to a later date to ensure Luis Enrique’s side are in the best possible condition for the pivotal second leg at Stamford Bridge.  

A statement from the LFP confirmed PSG’s request, also confirming Nantes have already agreed to the fixture being postponed.

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